It’s almost the end of a 3 day weekend here in sunny Singapore. Many of us (myself included), dread going back to work after a long break. Going back to the daily grind can be a challenge and a struggle – but it is a necessary one.

I usually forget what I ate for lunch 20 minutes after eating. The intricacies and minute details of life are overwhelming and get lost on me like raindrops of the windshield of a car. They splatter thunderously but make no way into the comfort of my being.

Truth is, there are just so many things that happen throughout the course of the day. To me, it’s just a little too much for me. So when I discuss this, very often people are fascinated by the extent that I forget things.

In the days of our energetic youth, possibilities seemed endless. We carried no baggage, no prejudice and absolutely no concept of limitations. We had big dreams as children, dreams like becoming a super hero, a footballer or something that would be completely inconceivable to most adults – personally, I wanted to become a garbage collector on a garbage truck. Continue reading 3 Ways We’re all Becoming Frustrated Turtles 🐢

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.” – John Muir Most undergraduates look forward to their summer break to jump-start their career with an internship, catch up on sleep or even take a vacation. While these are all great things, Ashik Ashokan and Ashok Kumar are getting ready to tackle the highest volcano in Asia. The pair make up a charity collective known as Heart2Climb and are preparing themselves to scale Mountain Damavand in Iran this July to raise funds for theChildren’s Cancer Foundation, which provides aid to over 2,000 children and their families in Singapore. Continue reading Climbing for Hope: Singaporean Pair Attempt to Scale Iranian Volcano for Children with Cancer